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When I was a junior in high school, my family moved from the community I had grown up in to a new place an hour and a half away.

Being the new kid in a new school was difficult, but things got worse when a story appeared in the local newspaper.

Our newly constructed house was on a country lane just outside of town. It had a septic tank, which a neighbor contended had been incorrectly installed. I assume she watched the work being done from her house, although there were indications she just didn’t want the lot beside her developed.

By GENE POLICINSKI
First Amendment Center
As the 2012 presidential primary season reaches full speed, let’s pause on the politics for a moment and look ahead to the national Republican and Democratic conventions with the First Amendment in mind.

As you well know, gentle reader, the principal reason set forth by the defenders of giving the extremely wealthy a “free ride”, insofar as the rate of taxation imposed on their income, is the assertion that these are the “job creators.”

Now, this is a defence that they may or may not believe.

After all, some folks can make themselves believe just about anything, no matter how preposterous.